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Fairy Feet
@fairyfeet
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Art on Leather, Mother, Nature Lover, Crafts most various & Sometime Wordsmith.
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Location
Ramsgate, KZN
Website
http://www.fairyfeet.co.za
Created
2018-01-30 06:56
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leatherart
2022-07-23 08:29
Chameleons
A high school friend, who is a real nature spirit asked me to design her a handbag with a chameleon. She is crazy about them. When I was a child we had a chameleon, his name was Humphrey. He lived on a
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art
2022-07-11 13:34
There and back again ...
Where do I begin after a four year hiatus, hence the 'there and back again'. I have moved provinces, that's the biggest thing I guess, and I now reside in the fairest Cape with my daughter Tammy and her
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handbag
2018-08-20 13:46
Strawberry Fields forever ...
I am on such a learning curve with my Art on Leather Handbags, constantly growing and changing it up. Working with my Student, Adele, who is very proficient in paper craft for many years already, and this
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leatherart
2018-07-23 15:16
The only one in the whole world ...
This capacious Carry-all entirely Handcrafted, Hand-tooled & Hand-painted with all of my favourite things. I made it for a Laptop. I live in South Africa (Jy weet mos!) The laptop was purloined one
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leatherart
2018-06-05 14:22
Walk like an Egyptian finale ...
I trust you have followed my progress, in this finger breaking & blistering work. Finally it is complete, my Scarab, complete with Ankh. The colours are somewhat psychedelic, this just happened hey!
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leatherart
2018-05-29 14:15
Walk like an Egyptian - part 3
Almost done but for the trims. We went from sunset colours to almost psychedelic. Into season 7 of Mad Men, what an awesome show, specially for one with my background in advertising and layout. It is almost
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leatherart
2018-05-24 14:28
'Walk like an Egyptian' - part 2
Winter is coming and the creative juices are flowing. The colours of the sky morning and evening, inspired these colours, as I was going to go for reds & golds, however I now have a whole paintbox
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leatherart
2018-05-17 13:10
'Walk like an Egyptian'
Aaand ... it all about Ankh's & Scarabs and sweet, sweet sunshine! This is a labour of love I am about to undertake. I am off to Cape Town next month, for a whole month and there is a table awaiting
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leatherart
2018-05-08 16:03
Teach your children well ...
The guitar strap is complete and about to set off for the fairest Cape to do what it was made to do. This is an order for a guy who has everything! Cool idea, you will understand when you see the guitar,
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leatherwork
2018-05-02 14:56
My favourite things ...
Raindrops on roses hehe! There is a tale needs telling. The drive-way went all the way around our house and off to one side, just before the gate there was a rock garden, and a pathway that beckoned most
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leatherwork
2018-04-24 14:34
Ready for take-off!!
It's done! Whew! The Peacock bag is finally ready to fly. This is a bag is made of Vegetable tanned leather. I handtooled the design and did all the painting. Herewith the fruit of my labours on my studio
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life
2018-04-19 15:04
Be here now ...
I was diagnosed with Cancer on the 6th April, 2015. I had gone for the check-up alone that day. It sure was surreal walking back to my car and having to face the two hour drive home, all alone. I had
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leatherwork
2018-04-17 13:19
Lessons in Leather ...
I have taught many people my craft, mostly long ago in the 70's, where I gave lessons in my garage. One of my students went on to open a shop, selling all manner of leather goodies, but that is another
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leatherart
2018-04-12 08:03
Crosby, Stills & Nash ...
Hello everyone, for my next post I will share with you the newest order to arrive on my desk. A guitar strap for a fella who has everything. He is a Crosby, Stills & Nash fan ... big time! So, I have
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custom
2018-04-04 10:02
Zen & the Art of Bootmaking ...
I love all thing Tolkein & lo and behold along came a very Hobbit-like, (without the hairyness!) pair of feet, along with the rest of said radiant being, wishing to be shod. (un-hobbit-like hmm??)
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sunrise
2018-04-01 07:21
Sunrise & Sunset
I live on the East coast of South Africa, in Ramsgate, KZN & I am fortunate enough to wake up to this view in the morn! I throw my curtains wide and marvel at the nature around me. As the day comes
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leatherwork
2018-03-30 08:31
Peacocks - Part the Sixth
Sore hands, hard work, aching muscles, blisters, punching holes & hand-stitching means we are in the home stretch of the making of this quite capacious handbag! This is the front flap and the back
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art
2018-03-23 09:28
Sign of the times ...
So I posted a while back my side-road into sign-writing, a cool journey into free hand lettering & a groom with a wicked sense of humour, I still have one last sign to make but this is how far I have
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art
2018-03-19 06:17
Rose coloured spectacles ...
I had my first art lesson with Anita and this is my first acrylic on canvas ever! She has the picture in her bedroom! What a great experience :) Peace & Love & Blessed be. #NewToSteem
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leatherart
2018-03-18 09:09
Autumn leaves are falling down ...
I went on a bit of a trip making leaves, well, leather pouches in leafy shapes, all hand tooled and decorated with complimentary colours. I wanted to make a Festival Belt and had all these interesting
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